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14 March 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
Doing What Is Right... Could Cost Him Everything.Plot:
Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
I loved this movie moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tony Goldwyn | ... | Aaron Geldhart |
 | Benjamin Ungar | ... | Young Isaac Geldhart |
 | Timothy Hutton | ... | Martin Geldhart |
| Tom McDermott | ... | Old Printer |
 | Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Sarah Geldhart |
| George Morfogen | ... | Otto the printer |
 | Ron Rifkin | ... | Isaac Geldhart |
| Lee Grant | ... | Cora Cahn |
 | Andrew Pang | ... | Mr. Otani jr |
| Edmund Ikeda | ... | Mr. Otani sr |
| Elizabeth Franz | ... | Miss Barzakian |
 | Gil Bellows | ... | Val Chenard |
 | Eric Bogosian | ... | Gene Byck |
| Ronny Graham | ... | Louis Foukold |
| John Sullivan | ... | Stewart |
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Rated R for language.Parents Guide:
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Social Services worker: It's a process. No one person can come to a conclusion. moreFAQ
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I found this film sensational! I saw it at the Toronto Film Festival and thought it was lovely, thought provoking and thoroughly enjoyable. Some really great performances as well... well worth seeing or owning!